## Report on Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 Amendment (S.O. 2317(E))
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment, S.O. 2317(E), to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, as detailed in the provided text. The core purpose of this amendment is to regulate the quantity of raw jute held by various categories of traders, dealers, agencies, stockists, and jute mills. The key findings indicate that the amendment sets specific limits on raw jute stock, mandates the sale of excess stock within a defined timeframe, and empowers authorities to inspect premises and seize jute stored in contravention of the order.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide information and analysis of the amendment S.O. 2317(E) to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016. The analysis is based solely on the text provided.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This document is an amendment to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective of this amendment is to control the amount of raw jute held by different entities in the jute industry to prevent hoarding and ensure smooth supply. This is inferred from the specific limits placed on stock holdings and the mandate to sell excess quantities.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment likely aims to address issues related to price volatility or supply chain disruptions stemming from excessive stockpiling of raw jute by various stakeholders. The amendment intends to ensure fair distribution and availability of raw jute for the jute industry, likely prompted by concerns related to maintaining a stable market for jute products.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment introduces the following changes/provisions related to raw jute stock limits:
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** This amendment appears to be implementing clauses 5 and 62 and exercising the powers conferred by Clause 61 iii Clause 5 of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The amendment sets maximum limits on the quantity of raw jute that can be held by different categories of entities:
* Balers with raw jute baling presses: 1500 Quintals
* Traders, dealers, agencies, stockists of raw jute: 300 Quintals
* Entities that haven't applied for registration as per the Order dated 05.03.2024 by 15.07.2024: 500 Kilograms
* Jute Mills Manufacturing units of Jute Goods from raw jute: 2 months consumption as per current production rate
* The amendment mandates that entities holding raw jute in excess of these limits must sell and physically deliver the excess quantity within 10 days from the date of the order (20th May 2025) and to the consignee by 31st May 2025. A compliance report with documentary evidence is required immediately via email to jcofficejutecomm.gov.in.
* The amendment clarifies that raw jute stocked in a single premise, regardless of the different names of traders/stockists, will be considered a single stock, unless certain conditions are met (separate trade license, PAN, JC registration, and rent agreement).
* The amendment empowers authorized representatives and state police officials to enter and search premises, inspect records, and seize jute stored in contravention of the order.
* **Difference/Effect:** These changes directly impact the operational practices of entities involved in the raw jute trade. They must now actively manage their stock levels to comply with the prescribed limits and be prepared for potential inspections. The limits are designed to prevent large entities from hoarding stock and driving up prices, giving smaller players a more predictable market.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment include:
* Balers with raw jute baling presses
* Traders, dealers, agencies, and stockists of raw jute
* Jute mills and manufacturing units producing jute goods from raw jute
* The Jute Corporation of India Ltd. (though the order does not apply to them)
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Jute Commissioner is the primary authority responsible for implementing and enforcing this amendment. State Police officials and authorized representatives are empowered to assist in enforcement through inspections and seizures.
* **Timelines:** Entities holding excess stock must sell and deliver it to the consignee within 10 days from the date of the order (May 20, 2025) and physically deliver the same to the consignee within 31st May 2025. Compliance reports must be submitted immediately via email.
* The amendment will be valid until further orders, subject to modification at any point in time.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes include:
* **Reduced Price Volatility:** By limiting the amount of raw jute that can be held, the amendment aims to prevent artificial price increases caused by hoarding.
* **Fairer Distribution of Raw Jute:** The limits on stock holdings are intended to ensure that smaller entities have access to raw jute at reasonable prices.
* **Increased Transparency:** The requirement for compliance reports and the empowerment of authorities to conduct inspections will increase transparency in the raw jute market.
**9. Conclusion:**
Amendment S.O. 2317(E) to the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, introduces significant regulations concerning the quantity of raw jute held by various entities within the industry. These changes aim to promote a more stable and equitable market for raw jute by limiting stock holdings, preventing hoarding, and enhancing transparency. Stakeholders must familiarize themselves with these regulations and ensure compliance to avoid penalties.
Key Entities Referenced
Office of the Jute Commissioner: Office issuing the order.
Kolkata: City where the Jute Commissioner's office is located.
NEW DELHI: Location of publication.
MAY 26, 2025: Date of publication.
JYAISHTHA 5, 1947: Date in the Jyaishtha calendar.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY: Title of the gazette.
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES: Issuing ministry for the order.
20th May, 2025: Date of the order.
S.O. 2317E: Order number.
Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016: Law under which the order is issued.
Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty: Name of the Jute Commissioner.
Jute Commissioner: Title of Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty.
Balers: Category of raw jute traders.
Quintals: Unit of measurement for raw jute.
tradersdealersagenciesstockist: Category of raw jute traders.
05032024: Date of previous office order.
15072024: Date for registration.
Jute Mills Manufacturing units of Jute Goods: Category of raw jute traders.
31st May 2025: Date by which raw jute needs to be delivered.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Act under which non-compliance is punishable.
The Jute Corporation of India Ltd.: Organisation to which the order does not apply.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Address of the Government of India Press.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the Gazette.
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वस्त्र मत्रं ालय
(पटसन आयक्तु का कायाला य)
आदेि
कोलकाता, 20 मई, 2025
का.आ. 2317(अ).—पटसन और पटसन वस्त्र जनयंत्रण आदिे , 2016 के खंड 5 और 6(2) म ें उजललजखत कारकों
पर जवचार करन े के बाद और खंड 6(1) (iii) एवं खडं 5 द्वारा मुझे प्रदत्त िजक्तयों के प्रयोग में, म,ैं मलय चंदन चक्रबती,
पटसन आयुक्त, एतद्द्वारा जनदेि देता ह ं कक ककसी भी समय आप अपने स्ट्वयं के खाते म ें और/ या (तीसरे पक्ष के खाते म ें कच्च े
िूट की मात्रा) नीचे दी गई ताजलका में उजललजखत मात्रा से अजधक नहीं रखेंग:े -
क्रम कच्चे िूट/व्यापारी/डीलर/एिेंजसयां/स्ट्टॉककस्ट्ट/जमलों की श्रेणी कच्चे िूट की अजधकतम मात्रा रखी
संख्या िाएगी
(क) (ख) (ग)
1 बेलर जिनकें पास एक ही पररसर म ेंकच्चा िूट बेललगं प्रेस ह ै 1500 क्वंटल
2 कच्चे िूट के अन्य सभी श्रेजणयों के व्यापाररयों/डीलरों/एिेंजसयों/ स्ट्टॉककस्ट्टों 300 क्वंटल
3 जिन्होनें इस कायाालय आदिे कदनांक 05.03.2024 के अनुसरण म ेंकदनांक 500 ककलोग्राम
15.07.2024 के भीतर इस कायाालय में पंिीकरण के जलए आवेदन नहीं
ककया ह।ै
3412 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
4 िूट जमलें/कच्च ेिूट से िूट के उत्पाद से बनान ेवाली जनमााण इकाईयााँ चालू उत्पादन दर के अनुसार दो
महीने की खपत
2. मै आगे जनदेि देता ह ाँ कक आप इस आदेि की तारीख से 10 (दस) के भीतर कच्च े िूट की अजतररक्त मात्रा को बेचेंग े
अगर यह धाररत ककए िा रह ेकॉलम (बी) में उजललककत कच्चे िूट व्यापाररयों की श्रेणी के अनरुु प कॉलम (सी) में उजललजखत
मात्रा से अजधक होती ह ै और 31 मई, 2025 के भीतर कन्साइनी को उक्त मात्रा की जडलीवरी वास्ट्तजवक रुप से करेंगे तथा
उसके तुरंत बाद ईमले (jcoffice@jutecomm.gov.in) द्वरा सत्यापन के जलए समर्थात दस्ट्तावेिी साक्ष्य के साथ कच्च े िूट
की अजधक मात्रा की जबक्री/जडलीवरी का उललेख करते हुए एक अनुपालन ररपोटा भेिगें े। अगर आपके पास उपयुाक्त सीमा स े
ज्यादा स्ट्टॉक ह,ै तो नए स्ट्टॉक की खरीद तरु ंत रोक द ेंिब तक कक स्ट्टॉक ऊपर उजललजखत सीमा से नीचे ना आ िाए।
3. एक पररसर म ें स्ट्टॉक ककए गए कच्चे िूट को, चाह े ऐसे व्यापाररयों/स्ट्टॉककस्ट्टों की व्याख्या के जभन्न हो प्रयोिनाथ ा
एक ही स्ट्टॉक माना िाएगा, बित े की िब उक्त िूट को एक वाजणजज्यक गोदाम म ें स्ट्टॉक ककया िाता ह ै और
व्यापारी/स्ट्टॉककस्ट्ट पृथक व्यापार लाइसेंस, पथृ क पनै , पटसन आयुक्त का कायाालय के साथ अलग पंिीकरण और गोदाम
ककराए के जलए अलग ककराया अनुबंध/रिीद सभी एक साथ और सामूजहक रुप स ेप्रस्ट्ततु करने में सक्षम ह।ैं
4. यकद आप इस आदेि के प्रावधानों का अनपु ालन नहीं कर पाते ह ैं तो आप पटसन एवं पटसन वस्त्र जनयंत्रण
आदेि, 2016 के खडं 11 के साथ आवश्यक वस्ट्त ु अजधजनयम, 1955 की धारा 7 के तहत दडं नीय होंगे, जिसम ें कारावास
और िुमााने का प्रावधान ह।ै
5. यह आदिे तत्काल प्रभाव से लागू होगा और ककसी भी समय इसे संिोजधत करने के अजधकार के तहत अगल े
आदेि तक वैध माना िाएगा।
6. मैं आगे यह भी जनवेदन करता ह ाँकक यह आदेि भारतीय िूट जनगम द्वारा खरीद ेगए कच्चे िूट के स्ट्टॉक पर लाग ू
नहीं होगा।
7. इसके अलावा, उपयुाक्त आदेि के खंड 9(1) के उप-खंड (बी) और (सी) के अनुसरण म,े म ैं अपन े राज्य पुजलस
अजधकाररयों, अजधकृत प्रजतजनजधयों को पररसरों सजहत गोदामों में प्रवेि करन े और तलािी लने े के जलए तथा इस आदेि के
िवाब में उनके द्वारा रखे गए स्ट्टॉक को सही ढंग स े घोजित ककया गया ह ै या नहीं, यह सत्याजपत करन े के जलए उनके कब्ि े
के अधीन उनके बजहयों और अन्य अजभलेखों का जनरीक्षण करन े तथा पूवा म ें िारी ककए गए और किलहाल प्रभावी ककसी भी
अन्य आदेि के अनुपालन की िांच करने एव ं कच्चे िूट को िब्त करन े का जिसके बारे में उनके पास यह मानने का कारण ह ै
कक उसे इस आदिे या िारी ककए गए और किलहाल प्रभावी ककसी भी अन्य आदिे के उललंघन में सग्रं जहत ककया गया ह ै
तथा पटसन और पटसन वस्त्र जनयंत्रण आदेि, 2016 और आवश्यक वस्ट्त ु अजधजनयम, 1955 के प्रावधानों के तहत कोई भी
कानूनी कारावाई करन े के जलए सभी आवश्यक सुजवधाएं प्रदान करने का जनदेि दते ा ह।ाँ
[िा. स.ं - िूट(टी)-6/1/178/िीएन(18)/2019-I(ई)]
मलय चंदन चक्रवती, पटसन आयुक्त
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(Office of the Jute Commissioner)
ORDER
Kolkata, the 20th May, 2025
S.O. 2317(E).—After giving consideration to factors enumerated in Clause 5 and 6(2) & in exercise of the
powers conferred on me by Clause 6(1) (iii) & Clause 5 of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, I, Moloy
Chandan Chakrabortty, Jute Commissioner, hereby direct that at no point in time you will hold more than the quantity
of raw jute on your own account and / or on account of third parties mentioned in the table below:-
Sl. Category of raw jute traders/ dealers/agencies/stokists/Mills Maximum quantity of raw
No. jute to be held
(a) (b) (c)
1 Balers who are having raw jute Baling Press in the same premises 1500 Quintals
2 All other categories of traders/dealers/agencies/stockist of raw jute. 300 Quintals[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 Those who have not applied to this office for registration in pursuance of 500 Kilograms
this office Order dated 05-03-2024 within 15-07-2024.
4 Jute Mills / Manufacturing units of Jute Goods from raw jute 2 months’ consumption as
per current production rate.
2. I further direct that you to sell the quantity of raw jute if it is in excess of the quantity mentioned in column
(c) corresponding to the category of raw jute traders mentioned at column (b) being held by you within 10(ten) days
from the date of this Order and physically deliver the same to the consignee within 31st May 2025 and to send a
compliance report indicating sale / delivery of the excess quantity of raw jute along with supporting documentary
evidence for verification by email (jcoffice@jutecomm.gov.in) immediately. If you are holding stock excess to the
above limit, purchase of fresh stock shall be stopped forthwith till stock comes below the above mentioned limit.
3. Raw jute stocked in a single premise irrespective of in different names of such traders/stockists etc will be
considered as total single stock for the purpose of interpretation of this Order except when such jute is stocked in a
Commercial godown and such traders/stockists are able to produce separate trade licence, separate PAN, separate
registration with JC office and also separate rent agreement/receipt for godown rent all together and collectively.
4. If you fail to comply with the provisions of this Order, you shall be punishable under clause 11 of the Jute
and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 which provides for
imprisonment and fine.
5. This Order shall come into force with immediate effect and remain valid till further orders subject to
reservation of right to modify the same at any point of time.
6. I further state that this Order shall not be applicable to stocks of raw jute procured by The Jute Corporation of
India Ltd.
7. Further, in pursuance of sub-clause (b) and (c) of clause 9(1) of the aforesaid Order, I direct to afford
necessary facilities to my authorized representatives state Police officials to enter and search their premises including
the godowns and also to inspect their books and other records under their possession with a view to verifying whether
or not stocks held by them have been correctly declared or not in response to this Order & also to seize raw jute which
he/she has reason to believe to have been stored in contravention to this order & to take any other legal action within
provisions of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016 & Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
[F. No. Jute(T)-6/1/178/GN(18)/2019-I(E)]
MOLOY CHANDAN CHAKRABORTTY, Jute Commissioner
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